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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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12 SIPHANNAY SOTHARY BURNES, Case No. 19-CV-03420-LHK

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT

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PREJUDICE

15 MELANIE CHAVEZ, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 21 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff Siphannay Sothary Burnes (“Plaintiff”) brings this action against California State 19 University of Monterey Bay and a number of the university’s employees: Britt Rios-Ellis, Ed 20 Ochoa, Christopher Forest, Melanie Chavez, Daramola Cabral, Karen Rotabi, and Wendy Smith 21 (collectively, “Defendants”). Defendants filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 21. Having 22 considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court 23 GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice. 24 I. BACKGROUND 25 Plaintiff is a resident of Monterey County, California, and a former employee of Defendant 26 California State University of Monterey Bay. ECF No. 8 (“FAC”) ¶ 16, 17. Plaintiff alleges that, 27 shortly after…